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YALE OBITUARY. [Continued from r8o9th page.] which made him a man of rare attain- ments and culture. With it all he pos- sessed the simplicity of a child. With strangers he was reserved, but with those he loved, with his friends, he was as open as the day, and a most genial companion. “Why weep we then for him, who hav- ing won “The bound of man’s appointed years, at last, “Life’s blessings all enjoyed, life’s labors done, “Serenely to his final rest has passed; “While the soft memory of his virtues, yet, “Lingers like twillight hues, when the bright sun is set.” AW. G; GEORGE W. MEAD, ’5I. George W. Mead, Yale ’s1, died sud- denly at his home, 29 Monroe Place, Brooklyn, on the morning of Monday, February 13. The immediate cause of death was paralysis of the heart. For some weeks Mr. Mead had been suffer- ing from the after-effects of the grip, which had somewhat diminished his activity, though it could by no means check his lifelong and indomitable energy. But for a day or two before the final attack he had seemed to grow young again. Sunday, the twelfth of February, was the seventy-second an- niversary of his birth, and through most of the day, spent in happy enjoyment of his home and family, he had been in especially high spirits. Late in the afternoon he began to suffer from what at first seemed only a trifling and tem- porary disorder; but the following morning he suddenly became uncon- scious, and almost before the members of his family who had gathered about him could understand what was happen- ing, he passed quietly and peacefully away. 7 Mr. Mead was born on February 12, 1827, in South Salem, Westchester County, N. Y., of old colonial stock dating back on both sides of the house to the early seventeenth century. His grandfather, Enoch Mead, served dur- ing the Revolution on General Wash- ington’s staff with the rank of Colonel, His father, Alphred, removed from Greenwich, Conn., the first home of the Meads in this country, to Weschester County, where he was one of the early settlers. Here Mr. Mead’s boyhood was spent, until in 1847 he entered Yale College, from which he was graduated four years later. He then entered the Yale Law School, and after completing its two years’ course, he opened in 1854, a law office in New York City in partnership with his classmate, Enos N. Taft, under the firm name of Mead & Taft. After ten years of successful practice the partnership was dissolved, and thenceforward Mr. Mead’s time was mainly absorbed by his business interests and large financial cares. On the organization of the New York, Housatonic & Northern Railroad Com- pany he became its presidént, a position which he held until 1872. From that time on he was mainly occupied with real estate and other local interests in Brooklyn, of which city he had been at the time of his death a resident for more than forty years. His Summers were spent in Westchester County, where he found his recreation in im- proving and enlarging the landed prop- erty which had been his patrimony. Mr. Mead has always been a most enthusiastic and loyal Yalé man. was devoted to his Class, and loved every association of his college days. It was his pride never to lose a Yale commencement, and he was a constant attendant at the meetings of the Long Island Yale Alumni Association. He was a member of the Yale Club of New York City. He was also a member of the Long Island Historical Soviety, and one of the original members of the Hamilton Club of Brooklyn. At the time of his death he had been a trustee of the Brooklyn City Dispensary con- tinuously since 1859, and was the only remaining representative of the first Board. He was married in 1858 to Sarah Frances, daughter of the late John Jay Studwell of Brooklyn. Twelve children were born to them, of whom eleven survive. The youngest son, D. Irving Mead, was graduated from Yale Col- lege in the Class of Ninety-Seven. sctis son-in-law, Herbert A. Smith, is also He © TAT Mm ALUMNI WEEABLY a Yale man, a graduate of the Class of Eighty-Nine. A PERSONAL TRIBUTE. » I should like to add a word to the regular obituary notice of Mr. Mead. I had the pleasure and privilege of a good talk with him at the Yale Alumni Meeting in Brooklyn last November. He was rich in the fruits of the spirit. The very grasp of his hand was a gos- pel, and his words to me were an un- spiration. He was over seventy years old, but in heart he was the youngest man in the room. What I especially liked about him was his hopeful and courageous attitude toward life; his firm belief in the goodness of men; his hearty feeling of fellowship in the Yale brotherhood. Here was a_ typical American and Yale man; a Christian gentleman; one who had lived a long, active life; who had reared a large family of children; who had been a blessing to all his associates and to the community where he lived, and who remained up to the very last, joyous, keenly alive, and as pure in heart as a child. The influence of such men we never forget, and they make us proud of Yale. WILLIAM Lyon PHELPS. HENRY EUGENE HAWLEY, ’60. Henry Eugene Hawley, ’60, died at his apartments in the Hotel Bucking- ham, New York City, on Friday, Febru- ary IO. Mr. Hawley was born in New York City on June 24, 1838, and after gradu- ating from College he spent three years in traveling. In December, 1864, he returned to New York to go into busi- ness under the firm name of Carter & Hawley. Mr. Hawley was married to Miss Elizabeth J. Lockwood of Nor- walk, Conn., on February 12, 1862. Three daughters have been born to him, one of whom died in infancy. The deceased was Director of the Standard Asphalt Com- pany; a member of the Century, Uni- versity, Union League, and Riding Clubs and of the New York Yale Alumni Association at the time. of his death. ELMO HENRY KEYES, EX-’90. Elmo Henry Keyes, ex-’90, and his wife were accidently killed by inhaling illuminating gas early Tuesday morn- ing, February 6th. They had attended a dance at the residence of Col. Eugene Griffing at Ardsley-on-the- Hudson on the previous evening and returned to the Ardsley Casino to spend the night. At nine o’clock the next morning a bell-boy noticed an odor of gas coming from room 24, and upon summoning help and entering the room ~ they found it filled with gas and both Mr. Keyes and his wife unconscious, and all efforts to revive them proved unavailing. The knobs for turning on and off the electric lights ana gas in the Casino are placed very close to- gether in the rooms, and Mr. Keyes, in turning off the electric light, must have turned on the gas. Elmo Henry Keyes was the son of the late Major-General Keyes of the United States Army, and will be re- membered as a bright, genial member of the Class of 1890 during the Fresh- man and Sophomore years. He then left College and went abroad, and dur- ° ing the years of 1890 and 1891 was a student at the University of Heidleburg, Germany. In the Fall of 1892 he went to the University of Berne, Switzerland, where he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. In June, 1895, he re- turned to America, and in the Fall of that year was made assistant in Physics at Columbia University. Two years later he was promoted to be Assistant Professor of Physics. He was married on May 2oth, 1897, Miss Mary Louise Ward, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. G S. Luttrell Ward, of New York City, and a niece of General Hancock. Re- cently Mr. Keyes resigned his. position in Columbia University and became chemist for a wholesale drug firm in New York City. He leaves one child, six months old. ill ns dilecnsaa Cleveland University Club. A new University club has been or- ganized in Cleveland, O., with a mem- bership of over one hunderd. The club has been formed for the pur- President and. 191 From one end of the land to the other, wherever men who demand the best are found, Fownes’ Gloves are the recognized standard of merit and fashion. They are best for dress, for the street, for riding, driving, or golfing — for all occasions and all purposes. To wear them is to be cor- rectly gloved. sell them. pose ot promoting literature and art and for social and other kindred pur- poses. The membership of the club has been limited to 150, after which number has been reached, no persons, except such as hold an honorary de- gree, will be admitted to the club until at least two years after graduation. An alumnus of any college or univer- sity or a graduate of the United States Military Academy or the United States Naval Academy is eligible to member- ship. Among the Yale men who are members of the club are: C. W. Bing- ham, ’68, President; S. A. Raymond, "70, Treasurer; R. A. Harman, 778 S. The club has purchased a home on Prospect street, known as the old Tod place which will be used: as a club house. The house has been redecor- ated and put into good repait. The two parlors on the main floor have been made into a large assembly room where entertainments and club func- tions may be held. On the second floor there are a few bed rooms for the use of club members and one room which has been reserved as a guest room. The new club house will be formally opened in a short time. ——___—_$<$6$—______—- Lieutenant William L. Howard, for- merly of the U. S. S. Boston, talked informally to the members of the Gradu- ates Club on Saturday evening, Feb. 11th. 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